Farm Management BAG104

Learn how to make successful management decisions related to a farm business Animal rearing and crop production are only part of the picture in successful farming good management skills are also vital. So a team of experts from the UK and Australia were enlisted, under the leadership of renowned horticulturalist John Mason to develop this course. You will learn how to analyse, diagnose and make management decisions related to a farm business. A thorough and comprehensive course in farm management. Course Structure There are 8 lessons as follows:

1. Strategic Planning
2. Business Plans
3. Business Assessment
4. Viability Analysis
5. Management Strategies
6. Human Resources
7. Physical Resources
8. Natural Resources

Aims

• Develop strategic planning methods for an agricultural business.
• Prepare a Farm Business Plan.
• Develop methods for assessing the operations of a Farm Business.
• Analyse the viability of different production enterprises:
  
  
  • assessing profits
  • risk analysis
  • cost efficiency
  • quality standards
  • financial records
• Develop strategies for managing different farm production enterprises, covering workplace organisation and crop scheduling.
• Plan the management of human resources in a farm business covering:
  
  
  • supervision
  • types of leadership/managers
  • orders & instruction
  • motivating employees
  • recruitment
• Develop methods for managing the physical resources of a farm business including managing equipment, machinery and buildings.
• Develop methods for managing the natural resources of a farm business, covering topics:
  
  
  • landcare programs
  • erosion control
  • soil degradation
  • salinity
  • soil acidification
  • chemical residues
  • compaction

More Information:

Farming is just as much about management as it is about animal or crop production. Unfortunately in today\'s world, the ability to produce a good animal or crop is no guarantee for success!

Through this course, learn to analyse, diagnose and make decisions related to management of a farm business. The course relates to managing all resources, including; production, staff, physical resources, and natural resources. You learn strategic planning, whole farm planning, and how to prepare a business plan.

This course was developed by a team of experts from Australia and the UK, under the leadership of John Mason, author of three Farm Management books (published by imprints of Simon & Schuster and CSIRO).